Editing 738

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[[File: Larger Southern Maya area v3.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|Map of [[Maya civilization|Maya]] area, with location of [[Copán]]]]
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Year '''738''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXXXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 738th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 738th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 38th year of the [[8th century]], and the 9th year of the [[730s]] decade. The denomination 738 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[Charles Martel]], Merovingian [[mayor of the palace]], begins a campaign against the [[Saxons]] (in modern-day [[Westphalia]]) on the northeast frontier. They are subdued and must pay him [[tribute]].<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 19). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}.</ref>
*[[Moors]] under [[Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj|Uqba ibn Al-Hajjaj]] cross the [[Pyrenees]] into France. Uqba fortifies [[Narbonne]] and reconquers [[Avignon]], [[Arles]], [[Nîmes|Nimes]]. He then advances into [[Provence]], and penetrates as far as [[Piedmont]]; he then heads North, and conquers [[Dauphiné]], destroying the city of Saint-[[Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux|Paul]], taking [[Valence (city)|Valence]], [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]] and [[Lyon]], which he uses as a base to attack [[Burgundy|Bourgogne]].
* [[Kormesiy of Bulgaria|Kormesiy]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], is deposed by the [[nobility]]. He is replaced on the [[throne]] by his son [[Sevar of Bulgaria|Sevar]], who is a descendant of the royal [[Dulo clan]].
* [[Felice Cornicola]] is appointed [[hypatos]] (Byzantine [[Byzantine Senate|consul]]) and [[magister militum]] of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Swæfberht of Essex]] dies after a 23-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Saelred of Essex|Saelred]], a minor member of the [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] royal family.

==== Mesoamerica ====
* The [[Maya civilization|Mayan]] city-state Xukpi ([[Copán]]) is defeated by a rival city-state, [[Quiriguá]]. Xukpi leader [[Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil]] ("Eighteen Rabbit") is deposed thereafter.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]] visits [[Rome]], and is made [[papal legate]] of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He establishes many [[Diocese|bishopric]]s in [[Bavaria]].
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== Births ==
* [[Abu Yusuf]], Arab [[jurist]] and chief adviser (approximate date)
* [[Chengguan (monk)|Chengguan]], Chinese [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk (d. [[839]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 26]] &ndash; [[John of Dailam]], Syrian [[monk]] (b. [[660]])
* [[May 3]] &ndash; [[Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil]], Mayan ruler (''[[ajaw]]'')
* [[Áed mac Colggen]], king of the [[Uí Cheinnselaig]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri]], Arab governor
* [[Dluthach mac Fithcheallach]], king of [[Uí Maine]] (Ireland)
* [[Fáelán mac Murchado]], king of [[Leinster]]
* [[Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik]], Arab general 
* [[Suluk (Turgesh khagan)|Suluk]], Turkic ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[Turgesh]]
* [[Swæfberht of Essex|Swæfberht]], king of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]]

== In fiction ==
* In the fiction of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], Abd Al Azred, Muslim-[[kafir]] scholar and scientist, is killed in [[Damascus]] city market. His treatise on religion, the [[Necronomicon|Al-Azif]], is published soon thereafter.

== References ==
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